Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexs GAzErr VI
WASHINGTON. D. c.. June 16, 1887.
The chief topic of interest here to-day Is
the fuss the Presidents order for tho return
of the battle flags now in the War Depart
,pent TO the States from whose soldiers they
were captured during the war has kicked up
in the North. At oneo CLOCK to day eX-Sec'
retary Boutwell,, as counsel for the Governor
of Ohio, applied to the Supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia for writ oil manda.
mus compelling the Secretary of War to
show cause why he shall not lie estopped
from surrendering government property I'M
less authorized to do so by act Of Congress.
Southern people here say it makes no ditler-
ence to them or to their States whether any
body shall oppose Mr.. Boutwell, or not, that
no Southern State asked for the return OF
the f1ars. and that none of them will suffer
if they be not returned. They do, how
ever, express some curiosity to know what
the President is going to do about it. Net
only the members of the G. 4. Il but all
the Northern republicans here, with hardly
an exception, sustain the action OF Mr..
Boutwell, Senator Henderson going 50 far
as to say that the action Of the President is
like returning to burglar, after he was par
doned, the tools he had when arrested.
The two U. S. Senators from Georgia and
several Of the Representatives from that
State are here to-day, for the purpose, it is
reported, of urging upon the President the
appojntment of ex- Representative Ham,
mond. of their State, to the vacant seat on
the Supreme Bench. Familiars at the
White House say that Mr.. Hammond has
no chance, hut TINT the place referred to
l. r.; Ia |
Senator Morgan, or Mr. Semmes, of New
Orleans, all of whom arc from the circuit
that was presided over by the late Associate
Justice Woods, and all familiar with the
civil law.
Virgnians here to-day say the selection
of Roanoke as the place for holding the
democratic convention Of their State, was a
wise one for the reason that that place is so
far from the parts of the State that usually
send large delegations, that it will tend to
reduce the size Of the convention by deter.
ring those from attending who do not in
tend to take an active part in the proceed
ings, and thereby secure deliberate consid-
Grafton to every proposition brought before
the convention.
The c'ose vote in the U. S. Senate will, as
previously stated in this correspondence,
induce the republican members of that body
to raise objections to the election of the new
den ocratir senators from California, Indiana
and West Virginia, but as there are no con-
testants for the seats of the two former, they
of course will have to be admitted at first,
though the legality of their election be sub
sequently investigated But as there is q
contestant for Mr.. Faulkner's seat, he will
not be admitted to take part in the organ.
ization of the Senate unless Mr.. Lucas shall
withdraw, but the certificates OF both will be
referred to the elections committee, aud the
republicans thereby have sufficient ma
jority TO organize the Senate's committees
as they shall deem proper.
A gentleman from Petersburg here to day
states that ex.Gov. Cameron doesn't hest
tate to avow his hostility to Gen. Malone,
and some of the Generals subalierns, but
that he says he will fight them in, and not
outside, the republican party.
A gentleman from Manassas here to-day,
thoroughly acquainted with the local affairs
of that place, says the prevailing impression
there is that Mr. Todd, the preacher against
whom serious charges have been brought is
entirely innocent of those charges, and that
the principal witness is colored man,
whose reliability, to say the least, is not un'
questioned.
The L. S. S. Dispatch took party of of
icials, including Secretary Whitney and
Admiral L'Vinges, of the French navy, 10
Mount Vernon to-day.
The President made the following ap.
pointments to-day: John g. Nelson, Of
Minnesota. to be Receiver of Public Moneys
at Fergus Falls, Mimi, James Greeley, Of
Minnesota, to be Register of the Land Of.
flee at Redwood Falls, MINI.
State Senator Meredith, of the Alexandria dis
trict, in Virginia, is in the city to-day. The Sen
ator's term will expire next December and lie
says he will not be a candidate for reelection.
and could not accept Il denomination if rendered
him. He expresses himself rs confident that the
democrats will elect majority OF the legislature
of his State next fall, and says if they do Mr..
Barbour will be elected to the Senate.